Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.090–0.060 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. Newell Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.760 EPS.

Newell Brands Stock Performance

Newell Brands stock traded down $2.56 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $7.13. The stock had a trading volume of 34,570,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,812,937. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of -11.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.89. Newell Brands has a 12 month low of $5.39 and a 12 month high of $11.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $10.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.68.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. Newell Brands had a negative net margin of 3.22% and a positive return on equity of 10.22%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Newell Brands will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were given a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. Newell Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -46.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NWL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Newell Brands from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial raised shares of Newell Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $10.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Newell Brands from $9.50 to $10.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.70.

Insider Transactions at Newell Brands

In related news, insider Tracy L. Platt sold 23,343 shares of Newell Brands stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $240,666.33. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Newell Brands Company Profile

Newell Brands Inc engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of consumer and commercial products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solution products under the Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Mapa, and Spontex brands; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; household products, such as kitchen appliances under the Crockpot, Mr.